Master Tailor, Warrant Officer Class 2 Niall Sheehan inspects a Guardsman's tunic.The British Army's Public Duties Incremental Companies and their Bands were subjected to rigorous scrutiny by the Major General yesterday. The quintessential image of the Foot Guards in their scarlet tunics and bearskins represents the very best of British Pageantry. In the toughest test of the year these icons of Britain have, to the relief of all, once more been judged fit for public duties including world renow - The Thin Red Line - Portfolio

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